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NEW: Trump praises Libyan General Haftar as his troops march on US backed government in Tripoli, commending Haftar on Mon for securing Libya's oil resources. Earlier this month, Pompeo denounced Hafta's military offensive in Tripoli.
by @rabrowne75 #Maddow cnn.it/2UPIZhv
by @rabrowne75 #Maddow cnn.it/2UPIZhv
Why this is significant via @Joyce_Karam:
-A US President calling a Libyan Military General
-Waiting 4 days to disclose the call [after US blocked ceasefire for Libya at UN]
-Comes as reports say Haftar is advancing
-Contradicts US State Dept re Haftar
-A US President calling a Libyan Military General
-Waiting 4 days to disclose the call [after US blocked ceasefire for Libya at UN]
-Comes as reports say Haftar is advancing
-Contradicts US State Dept re Haftar
Why would Trump praise Libyan General Haftar whose troops are marching on the US-backed govt in Tripoli?
=> "Murky private military company Wagner Group [owned by “Putin's chef” Prigozhin] is supporting Haftar in Libya." bit.ly/2KPyBl6
#Maddow
=> "Murky private military company Wagner Group [owned by “Putin's chef” Prigozhin] is supporting Haftar in Libya." bit.ly/2KPyBl6
#Maddow
Mar 2019: Hundreds of mercenaries linked to Russian military intelligence have been backing Gen. Haftar in Libya. The illegal contractors of Wagner Group are “almost interchangeable with the GRU.”
Apr 15, 2019: Trump praises Hafta.
cc @Joyce_Karam #Maddow bit.ly/2KPyBl6
Apr 15, 2019: Trump praises Hafta.
cc @Joyce_Karam #Maddow bit.ly/2KPyBl6
During their SECOND Seychelles meeting, Erik Prince – negotiating US foreign policy for admin yet to take office – told Putin envoy Dmitriev that Russia's involvement in Libya would be problematic. But did they discuss private military involvement?
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via @rabrowne75: US Africa Command's Gen. Waldhauser warned Congress last month of Russia's support to Libya's Gen. Haftar "with all kinds of equipment, people, training, and the like."
When asked about Trump's call with General Hafta [during which Trump praised the Libyan general, contradicting the State Dept's condemnation of Hafta], @ActingSecDef Shanahan: “The Department and the Executive branch are well aligned on Libya.”
Sure, Jan.
Sure, Jan.
For more info on Russian private military company Wagner Group, which is bankrolled by Putin ally Prigozhin [indicted by Mueller for funding the Internet Research Agency] and whose mercenaries are “almost interchangeable with the GRU,” see this THREAD -->
